Coty is committed to playing our role in protecting the natural environment while disrupting the beauty industry with new, different, and simply better products. Our environmental strategy is underpinned by circularity, nature preservation, and our ambition of Becoming Carbon Kind.
Coty recognizes our role in the Paris Agreement. Our climate strategy of Becoming Carbon Kind lays out our plan to achieve Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)-approved 2030 emissions reduction targets and to validate net-zero targets. For more, see our FY25 Sustainability Report and Environmental Policy.
Coty has significantly surpassed its Scope 1 and 2 emissions reduction targets, achieving a 79% reduction in FY25 versus the 50% target driven by lower energy consumption, a shift to renewable electricity, and on-site generation.
We are a member of RE100 and use 100% renewable electricity in our factories and distribution centers.
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Three Coty plants have rooftop solar panels, designed to supply 10–20% of each location’s electricity needs. At our Granollers site, rooftop solar panels are expected to generate 1.3 million kWh of solar energy every year – covering nearly 15% of the site’s electricity needs. The system is fully integrated for real-time monitoring, ensuring maximum efficiency.
The majority of our overall GHG emissions come from our value chain, or Scope 3. Focusing on ten ‘Becoming Carbon Kind’ priority areas, we are actively working toward our SBTi commitment to reduce our Scope 3 emissions by 28% by 2030.
Products are the driving force at Coty, but they are also the greatest contributors to our Scope 3 emissions. We apply principles of eco-design to our innovation process through our internal ‘Carbon Kind’ product score. For our existing product portfolio, packaging renovation and alternative ingredients are a key focus.
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In 2024, Coty launched INFINIMENT COTY PARIS, honoring the company’s rich heritage while boldly reimagining luxury fragrance. Central to this vision was rethinking packaging: the collection features a refillable bottle, an outer case made from plant fiber, and is manufactured using 100% carbon-captured alcohol. Through patented Artcycling, the bottles can also be transformed from single-use items into enduring art pieces. Designed with flat, faceted surfaces, they become reusable canvases for artists, extending their life well beyond their original purpose. The brand invites emerging artists to interpret each fragrance visually, resulting in unique and collectible works.
We also work to protect forests – 99% of our product folding board boxes use certified materials and we are committed to sourcing all fiber-based materials from responsibly managed sources by 2030.
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In 2025, Coty re-launched Hugo Boss’s iconic BOSS The Scent fragrance range with eco-design at the core of the packaging renovation. The new bottle is 17% lighter and refillable, while maintaining its premium look. Choosing a 150ml refill instead of four 50ml bottles can also reduce packaging weight by up to 67%*. *The innovation was verified through a SPICE-compliant Life Cycle Assessment in line with ISO 14044 standards.
Our green formulation strategy focuses on the removal of carbon-intense materials, the integration of upcycled and innovative alternative ingredients, and the use of Green Science.
We have partnered with carbon recycling expert LanzaTech to introduce their innovative ethanol from recycled carbon into our fragrances. Meanwhile, Green Science helps us to minimize our impact on natural resources. Biotechnology, one of the pillars of Green Science, enables us to create skincare ingredients in a laboratory that are largely identical to their natural state.
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French skincare brand Orveda has strong roots in biotechnology, prioritizing its use to develop active ingredients. One of three signature ingredients present in most Orveda products is Kombucha extract (Saccharomyces Xylinum Black Tea Ferment), a fermented sugared black tea that is extremely effective. Kombucha extract is developed using biofermentation. By using microorganisms to transform a natural substance, this process delivers new benefits including radiance and freshness.
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Ethanol, or alcohol, makes up around 73% of the volume of our fragrance formulas. Traditionally sourced from crops, it can have a high carbon impact. That’s why we partnered with LanzaTech to turn captured carbon emissions into alcohol pure enough for fine fragrances – using less water and land than conventional methods. We use carbon captured alcohol alongside traditional alcohol as part of a diversified sourcing strategy. The Infiniment Coty Paris collection and several fragrances in Gucci’s The Alchemist’s Garden range are now manufactured using 100% carbon captured alcohol.
Nature is at the heart of what we do – from the natural ingredients that inspire our products to the ecosystems that sustain them. Our nature commitment is embedded in our Becoming Carbon Kind strategy, reflecting the deep interconnection with climate.
Coty conducted a nature impact assessment in line with the Science Based Targets Network guidance. This work lays the foundation for our nature strategy. We are dedicated to protecting forests, sourcing palm oil and wood-based materials responsibly, conserving water, and minimizing our environmental footprint through sustainable product design.
Water is essential to our product innovation and development and is often a key ingredient in our products. We are committed to reducing water withdrawal by 25% by 2030, improving water efficiency, and monitoring water discharge across our operations.
Coty is a member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and 100% of the palm oil we purchase is RSPO-certified. In addition, we have joined Action for Sustainable Derivatives (ASD), an industry-led collaboration that seeks to achieve the responsible production and sourcing of palm oil derivatives. We participate in ASD’s annual transparency mapping exercise to trace our supply chain, while also disclosing our Tier 1 palm oil derivatives suppliers here.
Within our operations, we are committed to reducing the waste we generate, maximizing the recycling of resources, and disposing of unavoidable waste in a way that has the lowest environmental impact.
We aim to send zero waste to landfill from our factories and distribution centers and have achieved our target to recycle 80% of waste generated by Coty factories and distribution centers by 2030.
